justo
Portuguese, adjective/ˈʒus.tu/
justo is spelled J-U-S-T-O (5 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,182nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Justo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “free from sin and guilt; righteous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que age com justiça”.
What does justo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
free from sin and guilt; righteous
- 2
morally justified; righteous
- 3
fair, just
- 4
tight
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que age com justiça 2. apertado (principalmente em se falando de peças de roupa)
adverb: 1. exatamente
interjection: 1. expressa confirmação
noun: 1. homem que age com justiça
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of justo
- justa feminine
- justos masculine plural
- justas feminine plural
- mais justo comparative
- o mais justo superlative
- justíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce justo?
- Brazil /ˈʒus.tu/
- /ˈʒuʃ.tu/
- Portugal /ˈʒuʃ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to justo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is justo in Portuguese?
justo appears 43 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).